Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ Team AL
Rating
1547
peak 1547
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-09-18
latest 2023-04-07
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.47
last 5 vs career avg 684.47 (-0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.13)
Road miles
526
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RIBLIFE has finished one call ahead of Fat, Drunk & Stupid BBQ Team 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Barking Pig BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Falls is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2022-09-08).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 28 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the Falls (2020-09-18).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 169.6684 | 173.23 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 163.3944 | 169.13 | top 36% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 165.0856 | 170.82 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 166.2400 | 171.28 | top 31% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 22% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 11% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 684.47
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 686.2056 | 685.05 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 696.4912 | 684.45 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 683.3372 | 683.34 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 5 / 39 (686.2056) | 5 (173.1200) | 15 (169.1544) | 5 (173.1084) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 24 / 80 (683.8972) | 41 (170.8228) | 14 (172.5716) | 59 (165.0856) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 2 / 35 (696.4912) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (171.4172) | 7 (173.1084) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 39 / 72 (672.4112) | 34 (169.6684) | 36 (169.1200) | 44 (167.3828) | 45 (166.2400) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 4 / 28 (683.3372) | 3 (172.5600) | 14 (163.3944) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (171.9656) |